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Dim stone temple interior with carved stone walls behind. A bald elderly priest on the right wears a white flower garland, a beaded rudraksha-style headband and a saffron-toned cloth, his hands raised in a gesture toward a carved niche. A younger bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands center, leaning in and holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. A woman with a beaded headband and dark hair stands at the left edge, partially visible. The scene suggests a temple puja or aarti with an oil lamp.

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Dim stone interior of a temple shrine with carved stone above. A bald, bare-chested elderly man wearing a white-and-red flower garland and a wooden bead headband, with a sacred ash mark on the forehead, extends his hand over a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp. A young shirtless man in a white dhoti bends toward the flame, holding the plate, while other devotees with folded hands stand at the left edge. Oil lamp flame lights the scene, and a dark ritual offering area sits behind.2012-05-18A dimly lit stone temple interior with carved stone walls. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and offerings while bowing toward a dark shrine niche. A woman with hair pulled back and beaded necklaces, wearing a blue garment, stands with hands folded beside him. On the right, a bald elderly man with a rudraksha bead necklace wears a white flower garland and a red garland and gold earrings, his hands held together in prayer. Another woman with beaded jewellery stands at left. A small black deity murti sits in the niche.2012-05-18A dim stone temple interior with weathered carved walls. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head, white ash markings on the forehead, a rudraksha mala at the head and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers around the neck, wears a saffron-orange cloth and stands beside a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti who holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. A devotee on the left, with a rudraksha mala, raises a hand toward the lamp. A dark deity murti stands in a niche behind them. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. The man in the garland is a priest in saffron, not clearly a distinctive presentation, so no identification is made.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18September 18 20062006-09-18August 17 20122012-08-17 +2 copiesMarch 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a dimly lit stone temple doorway where a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and offerings for an arati. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand to the left, one with hair in a bun and rudraksha malas, the other with a shaved head and beaded mala, one raising a hand in blessing. Another bare-chested man stands in the dark inner sanctum behind the priest. Smoke and warm lamplight fill the scene. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identification is made.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph at a temple doorway with stone carved pillars. A bald, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth lights an oil lamp on a silver tray of offerings with flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds the tray. On the left, a long-haired person in orange wraps stands beside two more people in orange robes in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2012-07-24Inside a dim temple sanctum, a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala raises his hands in prayer above his head while a large flame burns beside a deity shrine. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with hands folded, one holding a woven basket overhead, and a man in a white shirt stand close. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest holds up a lit oil lamp toward the flame, while the shrine is decorated with red and white cloth and a metal grille. a person candidate in saffron cloth and rudraksha is present, though identity is uncertain.2012-05-16 +1 copies